The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-16
SOCIETY AVENGED.
Continued from Sd page.

duleing in loud buzz of conversation
that could be heard plainly in the cells.
Nearly everybody in the room was smok.
aLs: and what, with the fearful feeling
Of depression felt by the most hard
eDed, the place was nearly unavoidable.
1t was at this moment that DR.. Mayo,
the assistant county physician passed
through, snd rtpidly walked to the cells
of the condemned. He asked each IL there
was any desire for stimulants, and all save
Engel alone replied quietly in the mega.
tive. Engel asked for some port wine. 1t
was given him at once, and he gulped
down three large glasses. Spies requested
water, aud seemingly consumed by burn
1ng thirst, swallowed nearly Two tumblers
of the pure cool liquid.
In the Jail Cffice, deputy Burke was now
passing around among the throng and
taking up the tickets OF admission, APP
paIently indicating that the execution
was not far distant. This unusual pro-
ceediDg was objected to by some, but all
were compelled to submit.
While standing in front of Engels cell,
DIR. Bolton was in danger of becoming in
volyed in q religious controversy, for the
condemned men boldly combatted the
propositions of the divine. Within few
minutes OF 9, q message came from
Mrs Parsons through bailif applying ct
the Jail for admission. The request was
sterniy refused. The Sheriff and MS Chief
Deputy were still pouring over their docu-
ments and the gloom was deepening on
the face of every one in the jail, when
suddenly burst Of sunshine came through
the topmost windows and went straight
to Schwab's cell. He came to the bars,
and blinked and basked in the welcome
light.
TIE GOVERNORS DECISION.
The Governors decision on the applica-
ton for executive cemency was brought
to Chicago by Gov. 0glesby's son. Deputy
Gleason intercepted the messenger On the
train near the city limits, and the Official
copy wac at once brought to the jail by
the deputy. II was Just $50 when imfor-
nation licked from the Associated Press
teIegreeh instrument, a few feet distant
from the cells, that Capt. Black was, at
that moment, pleading with Gov. Oglesby,
ct Springfield. The message was handed
into Sheriff Matson. who glanced at it a Sec
end, and then crumpled the paper slowly in
his hand. Whatever the Sherif's thoughts,
no expression Of their purport crossed his
compressed lips. Five minutes later the
Sheriff emerged and in reply to chorus OF
inquIies, said phlegmatically that he had
mot just fixed the time as yet" Chief
Deputy Gleason declared that the papers
were simply the official notice of the com.
mutation of Schwab and Fielder.
The manuscript on which Spies, Parsons
and Fischer spent a'portion Of their last re.
naming moments were in part written
statements, the nature of which would not
be diVulged by any of the officials.
These were delivered into the
hands of Clerk Price who turned
them over to the Shorthand this. official
locked them in his private safe. Ir was
stated by the Sheriff that Spies, Parsons
and Fischer had IN addition, written let
tiers which he had also licked up securely.
Parsons letter was addressed to his wife
and children, that of Fischer goes to his
wife but the address on that of Spies, the
Sheriff refuses TO divulge. It is supposed
1t will reach Nina Van Zandt.
Before 10 o'clock DR.. Gray went into the
prisoners cells for the second time, bear
ing in his hands three wine glasses and
bottle Of jarvis brandy with which to
brace up the men. All of them partook of
the stimulant.
Adiutant General Vance, Of the State
militia, came into the Jail at 10 o'clock
and was Immediately closeted with the
Sheriff. Opinion as to his appearance
was divided, some thinking it related to
some new disposition to be maze of the
militia, while others believe he carried q
supplemental message from Governor
oglesby. About this time Police Inspec-
tor John Bonfsld, who commanded the
police at the Haymarket, entered.the Jail.
looking grim as he did within half an
hour after the famous bomb massacre.
UNDER TIE GALLONS.
at 1885, fully 80 newspaper men, local
politicians and others, among them the
twelve jurors who were to view the bodies
after the execution, had passed through
the dark under the gallows, and began
seating themselves. The bailiff said few
words to the Journalists, begging them to
make no rush when the drop fell, but 10
wait oecently and in order. Parsons was
given cup of coffee few minutes before
the march to the scaffold was begun. The
rafting OF chairs, tables and benches con-
tlnued for several minutes but: by IL :05
there began to fall hush, aud
conversation among the crowd sunk
almost to whisper. Toe bare,
1hite-wsshed walls made a painful
contrast with the dark-brown gallows with
its four noosed ropes dropping ominously
near the floor. CLEAN of sunshine,
shooting through the window at this in
slant fell on corner of the death ma
chine. and in slight degree relieved Its
sombre hue. Through the window one
saw number OF policemen armed with
rifles looking down from the roof of the
Dearborn street wing on the proceedings.
The chief bailif began, at 11:l0, calling
out the names OF persons summoned as
Jurors, and bringing them forward to
the row OF little stools directly in
front Of the gallows. No other sounds
were heard in the long, high corridor but
the solemn, monotonous voice of the bail
III and the rustling of the jurors as they
t1ptoed forward through the crowd. A
command to the crowd fronting the gal
lows that all must stop smoking was given
at 1854. The dozen or two who were using
the weed quenched the fire, some rather
reluctantly, and the ashes were slowly
strewn on the pavem emit. Whether this
command was given out of humanity to
the doomed men or as a precaution
against the appalling possibility Of any
treacherous bomb lighting in the corridor
when the fatal moment came, no person
seemed aware, but more than one said a
prayer down in their Utmost hearts. 1t
was now IL AS, and the suspense of the
crowd near the gsllows was like a slow
torture. There was no relief, and the
newspaper men gszed at the gsllows and
noted the four ropes sEaying slightly to
and fro.
coETEMPT FOR DEATH.
More utter contempt CT death was
probably never shown by any four men.
From the FIRST moments of the morning
till the day closed upon them, they would
not sea shadow either OF ignominy or
the hereafter. TIE seven hours from
dawn until the four passed to eternity
were crowded full with events stirring as
day of battle. Beginning with q fat re-